Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

57 reviews

lindsayhotrod's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Addiction, and Alcohol

raysh3ll's review

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book. It was a fairly light/easy read dispite having some heavy hitting parts also. There was a moment or 2 that got me a bit teary eyed. Overall I thought it had a good balance of heavier hitting topics and comedy.

I consumed this book in audiobook format (which is read by the author). 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

haleybyman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, and Terminal illness

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I felt like this book was a little overhyped. I thought it was cute and had some poignant moments which were very sweet. I found the main character to be a bit pretentious and his gayness was over-exaggerated to make the story more flamboyant and colorful. The character seemed more a caricature of what it means to be a gay, white man in Hollywood/Palm Springs and that felt like an uncomfortable juxtaposition against the visceral way grief and loss was described in this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

sdupont's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Guncle is such a fun sweet read that it full of heart! Someone needs to adapt this book for TV or a movie asap. I just adored this story, I loved Patrick aka GUP’s relationship with Maisie Grant. GUP and the kids had great dialogue. I highly recommend this book, I can’t believe I waited so long to read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual assault

shiran_fa's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tinytrashqueen's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

tofutofutofu's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Like cmon cmon, but with jokes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

karolinaz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity

becphe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Terminal illness

Minor: Confinement, Car accident, and Cancer